diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index b2abe1f99b..fdfbafff86 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -426,3 +426,6 @@ sshd_sftp: false
 # Autodetect python version
 #
 ansible_python_interpreter: auto
+
+# set no x-forward header by default
+x_forward: false